I'd like to buy my first dehydrator to make my own dried tomatoes, crackers and try out some raw recipes I have. Since it's my first time I wonder if anyone has any advice for me. So, if you had to do it all over again what dehydrator would you buy?
Thanks!
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Re: Which food dehydrator should I buy?
Mon, March 24, 2008 - 4:21 PMi bought a 9 rack dehydrator made by excalibur 2 years ago and have had great experiences with it -
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Re: Which food dehydrator should I buy?
Tue, March 25, 2008 - 2:34 PMI have the same dehydrator as philip and it's a wonder! Easy to clean and does a great job. I've tried 2 other dehydrators (can't recall the names), the circular ones with the fan on the bottom and had problems with both of them. The feature that seems to make the difference is the placement of the fan. On the Excalibur model it's on the back.
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Re: Which food dehydrator should I buy?
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 7:34 AMSteph,
I picked mine up on Amazon... after many years of using a lesser model or the oven, this thing is fantastic and totally worth the price... $65...
I make wonderful tomato chips with it as well as jerky and dried fruits.
Nesco American Harvest FD-75PR 700-Watt Food Dehydrator
This Nesco Food & Jerky Dehydrator dries everything from fruit, vegetables, herbs, jerky, and granola. Its patented Converga Flow action pressurizes heated air downward through the outer ring, and horizontally across each tray-converging at the center for fast even drying. Its adjustable temperature makes drying a variety of foods easy! Includes fruit drying trays, Clean-A-Screens for drying sticky fruit and herbs, fruit roll sheets, and jerky spice and cure packets Contemporary Granite Vita-Save Exterior with exclusive light-blocking feature helps retain more vitamins and nutrients during drying process Adjustable thermostat provides greater flexibility for drying a variety of foods Patented Converga-Flow action makes food dry fast, and evenly Expandable for up to 12 trays 700 watts of power Dimensions: 13.3"H x 10.9"W x 13.5"D -
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Re: Which food dehydrator should I buy?
Sat, March 29, 2008 - 7:19 AMRONCO baby
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Re: Which food dehydrator should I buy?
Thu, April 10, 2008 - 12:21 PMIf you're ever using it to make raw foods having accurate temperature control is key so it doesn't get to enzyme-killing heats. If you're not concerned with that, then whatever!
Does anyone have thoughts on round versus square dehydrators? I know I've read discussions before on the pros and cons of each, but can't remember what the conclusion was! (This was, in all likelihood, on a different tribe.) Thoughts?
